“There are people who read Tolstoy or Dostoevski who do not insist that their endings be happy or pleasant or, at least, not be depressing. But if you're writing mysteries - oh, no, you can't have an ending like that. It must be tidy.”

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Books by Martha Grimes

The Man With a Load of Mischief

2007

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The Stargazey

1999

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The Case has Altered

1997

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The Winds of Change

2005

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The black cat

2010

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